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Villa Maria Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Tasted:	19 May 2015 (age 3 years)
Name:	Villa Maria Merlot-Cabernet Sauvignon (357)
Variety:	Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon
Year:	2012
Producer:	Villa Maria
Region:	Hawkes Bay
Rating:	good-
Web Site:	Not available

The colour was quite deep opaque ruby red. There was a spicy currant and plum fruit bouquet, with light vanilla oak. There was a quite intense currant fruit, slightly earthy flavour, with soft oak wood. This wine had nice fruit, spice, and wood balance. It wwas awarded gold in the New World Wine Awards, 2014.

Note 1 I am not really a wine expert (just an enthusiastic amateur), so please don't take my recommendations as anything more than a rough guide to these wines. I can take no responsibility if you buy a lot, on my recommendation, and then regret it!

Note 2 You may not agree with my evaluation of these wines as a lot of this is quite subjective. I tend to put a lot of emphasis on complexity and intense characteristic flavours and bouquet, so if you disagree you might just have different priorities.